Starlink Doubled Its Speed In 2 Years. It Still Doesn’t Meet the FCC’s Minimum

Starlink Doubled Its Speed In 2 Years. It Still Doesn’t Meet the FCC’s Minimum

Elon Musk’s satellite internet service has been a huge improvement for many rural internet customers.

Trump Just Quietly Teed Up $20 Billion In Starlink Contracts

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Starlink's US Speeds Are on the Rise: Have You Noticed a Difference?

SpaceX works through congestion issues to hit 100Mbps in median downloads, nearly double what it was offering in Q3 2022, according to data from Ookla.

Colorado must redo its $826.5 million broadband plan to adhere to new federal rules

The change came after the federal BEAD program was criticized for high costs of building fast fiber service. A likely beneficiary is Starlink, founded by Elon Musk.

US rural broadband shift opens door wider for Starlink

The Trump administration has released new rules for distributing $42.5 billion in U.S. rural broadband funding, easing restrictions on Starlink and other satellite providers competing for support under the Biden-era program. The post US rural broadband shift opens door wider for Starlink appeared first on SpaceNews.

Ookla: Starlink Speeds Up Dramatically Over Past 3 Years

Starlink's median download and upload speeds dramatically increased over the past three years, while its latency is down considerably, Ookla said Tuesday. It said U.S. users of the SpaceX satellite broadband service saw download speeds nearly double between the Q3...